Lib Dem leader says commission deciding on future of FoI law is too one-sided in favour of reining in powersThe Liberal Democrat leader,Tim Farron, has called for the commission reviewing the freedom of information law to be disbanded, and describing the stance of his party’s own peer Lord Carlile and others on the commission as one-sided.
The commission was established in July by Conservative Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock to examine whether the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act 2000 – which was introduced by the final Labour government – is too expensive and intrusive.
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Source: theguardian.com